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I so wish I had seen this before submitting the “just for fun” appendix for my thesis (which was about queer identity in comix and graphic novels). View high resolution

I so wish I had seen this before submitting the “just for fun” appendix for my thesis (which was about queer identity in comix and graphic novels).

(Reblogged from allthechocolatesinthebox)
reluctantlyme: Girls With Slingshots » Archive » GWS #1108 View high resolution

reluctantlyme:

Girls With Slingshots » Archive » GWS #1108

(Reblogged from allthechocolatesinthebox)
allthechocolatesinthebox: sexisnottheenemy: DAR: A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary  » Archive  » Transmen …is she still receiving death threats over this comic? Really though, I always felt that she was making fun of herself in this strip, and that its overall meaning was misinterpreted. I completely understand why the comic is triggering and, at least in the first four panels, fetishizes (white, thin, able-bodied, FTM) transgender men, but the last two panels show a certain awareness of her own cis-gender privilege and point out the problem of fetishizing “transmen” pretty directly. I could be wrong, and I don’t remember what she had to say about this comic after the backlash, but overall, I don’t think she gets enough credit… View high resolution

allthechocolatesinthebox:

sexisnottheenemy:

DAR: A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary  » Archive  » Transmen

…is she still receiving death threats over this comic?

Really though, I always felt that she was making fun of herself in this strip, and that its overall meaning was misinterpreted. I completely understand why the comic is triggering and, at least in the first four panels, fetishizes (white, thin, able-bodied, FTM) transgender men, but the last two panels show a certain awareness of her own cis-gender privilege and point out the problem of fetishizing “transmen” pretty directly. I could be wrong, and I don’t remember what she had to say about this comic after the backlash, but overall, I don’t think she gets enough credit…

(Reblogged from allthechocolatesinthebox)
thedailywhat: Bors. View high resolution

thedailywhat:

Bors.

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That’s right.

That’s right.

(Reblogged from coffeefortwo)

Bats In Their Belfry: DC Comics’ New Muslim Hero Angers Islamophobes

allthatis: fuckyeahtrannies: The Dragon Queen, a webcomic about a drag queen superhero begun earlier this year, began its second storyline last week, and this one seems to be about The Dragon Queen’s past. It is a must-read for anyone interested in superhero origin stories or tales of transgender comings-out. You can read from the beginning of this storyline by clicking here or read from the very start of the comic here. View high resolution

allthatis:

fuckyeahtrannies:

The Dragon Queen, a webcomic about a drag queen superhero begun earlier this year, began its second storyline last week, and this one seems to be about The Dragon Queen’s past. It is a must-read for anyone interested in superhero origin stories or tales of transgender comings-out.

You can read from the beginning of this storyline by clicking here or read from the very start of the comic here.

(Reblogged from alesscurates)